Bryan Brothers won Barcelona Open Men's Doubles title

Shilpika Srivastava

Apr 25, 2016 08:17 IST

Bob and Mike Bryan on 24 April 2016 won the Barcelona Open doubles tennis title. The brothers claimed the title after defeating Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas and the Spaniard Marcel Granollers 7-5, 7-5 in one hour and 25 minutes.

The title is the Bryan brothers' second title in 2016, after they won the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, Texas earlier in 2016. The victory is their third in Barcelona, as they won the tournament before in 2003 and 2008.

About Bob and Mike Bryan

• Bob and Mike Bryan are American male professional tennis players.

• Bob has won twenty-three Grand Slam titles: 16 in men's doubles and 7 in mixed doubles. He turned professional in 1998.

• Bob and Mike are World No. 1 doubles players. They first achieved the top ranking in September 2003.

• The brothers were named ATP Team of the Decade for 2000–2009.

• The brothers became the second men's doubles team to complete the career golden slam at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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